Crystal River current., 1887-03-05
THE WITCH'S FATE.
A Cruel Prejudice of Old Times More
Than Equalled Now.

A Cruel Prejudice of Old Times More
Than Equalled Now.
Not many decades ago in this coun-
try, the people were excited over witch
craft. Persons suspected were thrown
into the water; if not witches, they
would drown; if they were witches,
they would swim ashore, and would be
put to death! In any event, they were
doomed!
Not many years ago if person
were taken sick with advanced disor-
der of the kidneys, the physician
would pronounce the disease Bright's
disease, and when 50 declared. he re-
garded his responsibility at an end, for
medical authority admitted that the
disease was incurable.
When the physician found a patient
thus afflicted, he would say, "Oh, a
slight attack of the kidneys; will be all
right in little while" He knew to
the contrary. But if he could keep his
patient on his hands for few months,
he knew he would derive great reve-
nue. from his case, and then when the
disease had progressed to certain
tire, exonerated from all blame.
But the error of supposing the dis
ease incurable, has swayed the public
mind, long after the fact has ceased to
be. But public opinion has been edu-
Gated to the true status of the case by
those who have discounted the incura-
bility theory, and the public recognizes
and testifies to the fact that Warmers
safe cure is II specific for this disease.
This has been shown with thousands of
testimonials.
Upon referring to them in our files
we find that $4,000 reward will be
given to any one who can prove that
so far as the manufacturers know they
are not genuine, and that hundreds of
thousands similar in character could be
published, if it were necessary.
This condition of things is very
amusing to the journalist, who looks
upon all sides of every question. Proof
should be accepted by all, but prejudice
fights proof for many years. 1t seems
strange that when Il proprietary medi-
cine is doing the good that Warmers
safe cure is that the physicians do not
publicly endorse it. Many of them, we
are told, privately prescribe it.
A few years ago. as stated, when n
man had Bright's disease, the doctor
boldly announced it, because he
thought it relieved him OF responsible
ity.
To-day when prominent people are
dying (and hundreds of thousands of
common people die of the same dis
ease), we are told that doctors disguise
the fact that it is Bright's disease of the
kidneys and say that they die of paral-
ysis, of apoplexy, ofpneumonia, of con-
sumption, of general debility, of rheu-
matism, of heart disease, of blood poi
soning, or some other of the names of
the direct effects of kidney disease.
They are not the real disease itself.
We sometimes wonder if they avoid
stating the real cause of disease for
fear they will drive the pr 1lic into pat
ronage of the only scientific proprietary
specific for kidney diseases and the
thousand and one diseases that origi-
nate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every adver-
tisement we read. Some people perhaps
may regard this article as an advertise
ment and will not believe it, but we are
candid enough to say that we believe
the parties above mentioned have stated
their case and proved it. and under
such circumstances the public is unwise
if it is longer influenced by adverse
prejudice.